anyhow

[en-ee-hou]

adverb

1. in any way whatever.

2. in any case; at all events.

3. in a careless manner; haphazardly.

anyhow

/ ˈɛnɪˌhaʊ /

adverb

1. in any case; at any rate

2. in any manner or by any means whatever

3. in a haphazard manner; carelessly

Word History and Origins

Origin of anyhow¹

First recorded in 1730–40; any + how ¹

Example Sentences

Whatever they decided in the meeting would be handed over to me to calculate anyhow.

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They are even beyond caring about the familiar concerns of the living—yet they are about life, anyhow, as it persists in this beyondness.

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The kids are “going to have a pillowcase full of candy anyhow.”

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Sherelle's prediction: I've got a friend who is a Palace fan so I was enjoying their good run, well until this week anyhow.

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"It's certainly an innovative approach to a negotiation to make very major concessions even before they have started. Not even Chamberlain went that low in 1938. That Munich ended very bad anyhow."

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